How to apply for the DfE Senior Mental Health Lead grant
31st January 2024 | Blogs
The Department for Education in England offers grants to state-funded schools and colleges for Senior Mental Health Lead (SMHL) training, aimed at implementing a whole-school approach to mental health. Thrive provides DfE quality-assured SMHL training, praised for its evidence-based sessions and practical strategies. Eligible institutions can access £1,200, with £800 allocated for the course and £400 left to spend in your setting, by following a simple application process outlined on the UK Government website.
Director for Education and Lifelong Learning pledges support for Early Years
17th December 2021 | In the news
Thrive has secured a contract with Surrey County Council as it sets out a new provision of training for Early Years settings which focuses on helping to prevent children’s mental health issues in th...
Warwickshire mental health funding: how to use it to engage with Thrive
15th December 2021 | Blogs
Warwickshire County Council are offering educational settings the opportunity to bid for one-off grant funding to develop their mental health curriculum. The Mental Health Curriculum in Educational S...
Surrey County Council contract funds Thrive's Early Years support
9th December 2021 | News
Thrive® has secured a contract with Surrey County Council as it sets out a new provision of training for Early Years settings which focuses on helping to prevent children's mental health iss...
How to fund the Thrive Approach using Wales' Pupil Development Grant
The 'golden thread' running through Manor Field Primary School
26th July 2021 | Case Studies
We have a number of children who struggle to come into school in the morning so we have made good use of our Thrive room to help them. Children spend 15 minutes in the morning accessing sensory-type resources before moving on to their classrooms.
Thrive welcomes funding for designated mental health leads in schools
13th May 2021 | Blogs
The Department for Education has set out details of the first round of funding for designated mental health leads (DMHLs) in schools as well as additional resources to fund resources for staff suppor...
How schools can use the latest catch-up funding to prioritise pupils' mental wellbeing
25th February 2021 | Blogs
How schools can use the latest catch-up funding to prioritise mental wellbeing
How Welsh schools can use accelerated learning funding to support social and emotional needs
5th October 2020 | Blogs
Schools in Wales are focusing their Covid-19 recovery efforts on providing additional human resources to support the most vulnerable pupils as they seek to get back on track after interruptions in the...
Thrive welcomes mental health announcement
15th June 2020 | In the news
Newton Abbot business welcomes mental health announcement A South Devon business which trains teachers to support the emotional and social development of children has welcomed a government announceme...